"I don't know," Fitzgerald said, via The Arizona Republic, when asked if the trade reports were out of line. "I come to work every day and just focus on how I can help the Arizona Cardinals and help my team win. If they decide to move me, that happens. I have no control over any of that.

"I just focus on what I can do to improve and help my team."

That's a smart non-answer. And it suggests Fitzgerald wasn't exactly shocked by reports suggesting he could be on the block come 2014. Perhaps he wouldn't mind getting a chance to win a Super Bowl elsewhere. But the Cardinals insist they haven't considered a move.

Trading Fitzgerald, even in the offseason, sounds unlikely. The Cardinals would save $8 million against the cap by dealing Fitzgerald next, but they also would have $10 million on the cap for a player who's no longer there. (And lose their best offensive player in process.)

The timing of the report does make us wonder who exactly is interested in a Fitzgerald trade or new contract. He's due $18 million next season, and some sort of negotiation should be coming. Fitzgerald's agents already could have started the process.